Day 2, Exit slip: What I learned in class

In class today we continued our discussion about the role of technology on teaching and learning. The idea of working to integrate technology in to classrooms, even early childhood rooms, is becoming much more feasible to me. I see the importance of being an active learner and teacher at the same time. After discussing the short film, Growing Up On-line from Frontline, I have increased my awareness of the necessity to inform parents about technology to decrease the fears that exist around children accessing the internet.

Today I also learned a bit more about a new piece of technology that I had heard about before but was not extremely familiar with. Jeff presented a example of a contemporary issue in educational technology which was the use of Kindles to replace textbooks. I find this topic very interesting and can see many benefits from the use of this tool. I think that in the near future students will be utilizing this piece of technology, therefore it is important that teachers and parents become savvy with this tool.

Another important concept that I learned today was the difference between learning WITH technology and learning FROM technology. Learning with technology involves interactive activities where students use technology as a tool to promote their learning. While learning with technology students are given the opportunity to access, analyze, and synthesize information. Learning from technology involves situations where the technology is the teacher. Both of these situations are important for students to experience in school.